AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner and PNP-DPCR director Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo lead the multi-sectoral outreach program at the Pag-asa Island, which is located in the West Philippine Sea. (photo: Metrobank Foundation) Residents of Pag-asa Island in Palawan were treated to free medical...
Chinese-flagged research vessel, "SHEN KUO," loitering in the vicinity northeast of Viga, Catanduanes as spotted by NOMAD N-22 aircraft. (photo: AFP) The Chinese vessel monitored off the waters of Bicol and Visayas regions was monitored to have lowered an identified equipment around 100 miles east...
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) is waiting for the Philippine Stock Exchange to name a price if it wants to buy the stake of banks in the Philippine Dealing System Corporation (PDS), which owns the fixed income bourse Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation. BAP...
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan on Wednesday, May 1, pressed for the passage of the bill that would impose stringent penalties, including life imprisonment, against those responsible for the large-scale manufacture, sale, and possession of counterfeit...
As the nation celebrates Labor Day, senators pressed for the passage of the bill seeking a P100 daily minimum wage for all workers in the country. "In the Senate, we have already passed the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act in response to the call of our workers. We...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Tuesday, April 30, told senators that he had no knowledge of the alleged multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes happening in the medical industry. That is, until the issue was raised before the Senate, and senators have...
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel and Greek Ambassador Ioannis Pediotis pose with a French signage reading “Heureux de vous accueillir” (Happy to welcome you). The Ambassador of the French Embassy in the Philippines, H.E. Marie Fontanel, together with the Ambassador of the Embassy of Greece in...
Overcoming budgetary constraints and addressing vaccine hesitancy are among the key challenges in hepatitis control in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The Department of Health (DOH) has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the 'bottlenecks' in...
President Marcos rejected suggestions that there was an artificial power crisis in the Philippines after different alert levels were raised in the country's power grids, saying the demand increased due to the ongoing El Niño. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received on Monday, April 29, the second radar system that was committed by the Japanese government to further improve the country’s territorial monitoring and defense. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said the newly-arrived radar system will be...
Karl Eldrew Yulo is slowly carving his own name in Philippine gymnastics after steering the Nationals to three gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, Colombia over the weekend. Karl Eldrew Yulo spearheads the PH team in the Pacific Rim Championships...
Union Bank of the Philippines, a member of the Aboitiz Group, reported a 41 drop in net income to P2 billion for the first quarter of 2024 from the P3.4 billion earned in the same period last year due to costs related to the integration of Citi’s consumer business. UnionBank Chief Financial...
